Fernando Torres-Gil, director of UCLA Luskin’s Center for Policy Research on Aging and professor emeritus of social welfare and public policy, appeared on a KABC Eyewitness News television broadcast in an interview about the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Torres-Gil, who was appointed to the Federal Council on Aging by the 39th president in 1978, commented on Carter’s views on aging and support of older Americans, saying that improving the lives of older Americans was a “process Jimmy Carter truly believed in.” Torres-Gil, who went on to serve in the Clinton and Obama administrations, credits Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter with helping to launch his career in public service. Carter “saw old age not as one segment of life but as a continuation of life,” Torres-Gil said. “He would say, ‘I have no regrets.’”
Director, UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging; Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare and Public Policy
Fernando M. Torres-Gil’s multifaceted career spans the academic, professional, and policy arenas. He is a Professor of Social Welfare and...
